SRK's next with Maneesh Sharma titled Fan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan attends the launch of the book Shut Up and Train! in Mumbai. Check out the actor's many moods.(AFP)

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Shah Rukh Khan looks cheerful as he attends the launch of the book Shut Up and Train!

Shah Rukh Khan makes a point during the book launch.

Director Maneesh Sharma, who over the years has been the biggest fan of Shah Rukh Khan, will now get a chance to fulfill his dream of directing the superstar in Yash Raj Films' next titled Fan.

Shah Rukh Khan, the man unarguably with one of the greatest fan following globally, will now play the role of being the biggest fan himself in the forthcoming movie. As SRK announced this morning, "Most of the characters I do are the ones I create... for the first time I am going to play what has created me... I will be in my next a "FAN"."

Directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra, the film has been written by Habib Faisal and will start shooting in May 2014.